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<div class="field field-name-field-import-category field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Vendor Neutral</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-import-volume field-type-node-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Magazine Volume:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Fortnightly Magazine - May 2012</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-import-image field-type-image field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Image:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="http://www.fortnightly.com/sites/default/files/1205-VEN-pic1.jpg" width="1080" height="719" alt="SNC-Lavalin and Aecon Construction are replacing pressure tubes and feeder pipes at the four Darlington nuclear reactors." title="SNC-Lavalin and Aecon Construction are replacing pressure tubes and feeder pipes at the four Darlington nuclear reactors." /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="http://www.fortnightly.com/sites/default/files/1205-VEN-pic4.jpg" width="785" height="700" alt="CPUC directed California IOUs to negotiate contracts with Calpine’s Sutter plant." title="CPUC directed California IOUs to negotiate contracts with Calpine’s Sutter plant." /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="http://www.fortnightly.com/sites/default/files/1205-VEN-pic3.jpg" width="1075" height="719" alt="Puget Sound Energy began operating the 343-MW Lower Snake River wind project." title="Puget Sound Energy began operating the 343-MW Lower Snake River wind project." /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="http://www.fortnightly.com/sites/default/files/1205-VEN-pic2.jpg" width="983" height="747" alt="IKEA commissioned Blink EV charging stations at a ninth store location in the Western U.S." title="IKEA commissioned Blink EV charging stations at a ninth store location in the Western U.S." /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>Entergy Louisiana</b> starts construction on gas-fired power project; <b>Virginia Commonwealth University</b> and <b>Dominion</b> partner on a test site for efficient energy technologies; <b>Burlington Electric Department</b> selects <b>Siemens</b> for meter data management platform; IKEA commissions four <b>Blink</b> electric vehicle charging stations; <b>Edison Mission Energy</b>, <b>TIAA-CREF</b> and <b>Cook Inlet Region Inc.</b> form partnership, and others.</p>
<h4>Generation</h4>
<p><b>Entergy Louisiana</b> started construction at a $721 million gas-fired power project in Westwego, La., per recent approval by the <b>Louisiana Public Service Commission</b>. Shaw Group is building Ninemile Unit 6, a 550-MW dual-fuel, combined-cycle unit at its existing Ninemile Point station, under an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract. Entergy Louisiana will own 55 percent of the capacity and energy output of the unit, while Entergy Gulf States Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans, respectively, have contracted to purchase 25 percent and 20 percent of the capacity and output for the life of the units. The plant is expected to start up in the first part of 2015. </p>
<p><b>Calpine </b>agreed to supply <b>Western Farmers Electric Cooperative </b>(WFEC) with capacity and power from the Oneta Energy Center (OEC) from June 1, 2014, through 2035. Under the contract, WFEC initially will purchase 160 MW of Oneta’s capacity, an amount increasing to 280 MW from 2019 through 2035. Conditions of the contract include securing satisfactory transmission service.</p>
<p><b>Southern California Edison </b>(SCE) received a confirmatory action letter from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC), which outlines actions SCE must complete at the San Onofre nuclear generating station before seeking permission to restart Units 2 and 3. SCE recently submitted a letter to the NRC describing a series of actions it’s taking regarding steam generator issues at San Onofre. An NRC inspection team has been on site conducting inspections since March 19. Unit 3 has been shut down since January 31, when it was taken off line after station operators detected a leak in one of the unit’s steam generator tubes. Unit 2 was taken out of service for a planned outage on January 9.</p>
<p>The City of West Palm Beach, Florida, contracted <b>EMCOR Group</b> subsidiary <b>Poole &amp; Kent </b>to build a new power plant at its existing operating water treatment plant. The scope of work includes providing standby diesel generators and associated switchgear, fuel storage, and balance-of-plant systems.</p>
<p><b>Ontario Power Generation </b>(OPG) awarded a $600 million, two-phase contract to replace major components of the four reactors at Darlington nuclear generating station to a joint venture of <b>SNC-Lavalin Nuclear</b> and <b>Aecon Construction</b>. The project involves removing and replacing the 480 pressure tubes and calandria tubes and 960 feeder pipes for each of the station’s four reactors. The refurbishment is part of Ontario’s long-term energy plan, which will involve retrofits and replacements at numerous plants.</p>
<p><b>The California Public Utilities Commission </b>(CPUC) is taking action to keep the Sutter Energy Center operating through 2012. The CPUC directed PG&amp;E, Southern California Edison, and San SDG&amp;E to negotiate contracts with the 10 year-old Sutter plant in Yuba City, while the CPUC finalizes changes to its resource adequacy program. Calpine, owner of the plant, told the CPUC in November 2011 that it was planning on retiring the plant in 2012 due to a lack of a resource adequacy contract. The California Independent System Operator (ISO) predicted that the Sutter plant will be needed to help integrate renewable resources and phase out older, dirtier plants by 2017. </p>
<p><b>Puget Sound Energy</b> began operating the Lower Snake River wind facility, Washington’s largest wind farm. PSE began building the 343-MW project in May 2010 with lead contractor <b>Renewable Energy Systems </b>(RES) Americas and turbine manufacturer <b>Siemens Energy</b>.</p>
<p><b>Westinghouse</b> affirmed that it will seek <b>Department of Energy </b>(DOE) funding to support small modular reactor (SMR) technologies. According to a final opportunity announcement issued on March 22, the DOE plans to consider SMR applications that incorporate passive safety features and that can be licensed expeditiously, achieving a commercial operation date on a domestic site by 2022. Up to $452 million in funding is available.</p>
<p><b>DC Water</b> contracted <b>Pepco Energy Services</b> to design, build and operate a combined heat and power (CHP) plant at<b> </b>DC Water’s Blue Plains wastewater treatment plant. Pepco says the $81 million project will be the first in North America to use biogas from a water treatment facility. It will produce at least 14 MW of electric power to supply the Blue Plains facility with nearly 30 percent of its power demand. In addition to designing and building the CHP plant, Pepco will provide on-site operations and maintenance services valued at more than $89 million over the 15-year contract term. The overall project is valued at approximately $170 million. Construction will begin in August and is due to be completed in December 2014. </p>
<p><b>NRG Energy</b> contracted <b>First Solar</b> to build NRG’s 26 MW (AC) Avra Valley solar project near Tucson, Ariz. Electricity from the Avra Valley solar project will be sold to Tucson Electric Power under a 20-year power purchase agreement. Construction began at the end of March and First Solar expects to complete Avra Valley by the end of 2012.</p>
<p><b>Southwest Solar Technologies </b>signed a joint development agreement with <b>MaxQ Power Conversion LLC</b>, an affiliate of MaxQ Technology of Tempe, Ariz. Under the Agreement, the parties will cooperate to develop and manufacture Southwest Solar’s concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) module with MaxQ’s closed-loop liquid cooling system.<b> </b></p>
<h4>Smart Grid</h4>
<p><b>Alameda County</b> and <b>Chevron Energy Solutions</b> joined federal, state and local officials to unveil a microgrid that enables the county’s Santa Rita Jail to sustain power should its connection to the utility grid be interrupted. The $11.7 million project provides backup power and is expected to save the county about $100,000 a year in energy costs. The facility requires 3 MW of electricity to maintain daily operations and ensure the safety of the inmates and staff. The self-sustaining microgrid integrates several renewable energy projects implemented at the jail, including solar photovoltaic panels, a 1 MW fuel-cell cogeneration plant, and wind turbines, along with a 2 MW advanced energy storage system. Chevron built the project, which was funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy, the California Energy Commission (CEC), and the California Public Utilities Commission. The CEC provided nearly $2 million in funding for the project through its Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program.</p>
<p><b>Virginia Commonwealth University</b> and <b>Dominion</b> partnered to use the VCU School of Engineering’s West Hall as a five-year test site for efficient energy technologies and research as a microgrid project. Dominion experts, VCU engineering faculty and facilities management personnel, and third-party products and services providers will work together to implement continuous, real-time energy adjustments to the building, lights and equipment. It’s expected to reduce energy costs by $20,000, or 4 percent, annually. VCU and Dominion will split the $500,000 cost of the project, which includes installing hardware, control systems, and solar panels, to enable both parties to gather voltage data and analyze energy volume, timing, and emissions, and to establish energy usage trends and equipment performance.</p>
<h4>Metering</h4>
<p><b>Burlington Electric Department</b>, a municipal department of the City of Burlington, Vt., selected <b>Siemens</b> to implement an eMeter EnergyIP meter data management (MDM) platform. BED and several other Vermont utilities worked together with the state of Vermont to secure smart grid investment grant funding through the <i>American Recovery and Reinvestment Act</i> (ARRA). The scoping phase of the Burlington project began in mid-2011, and the second phase will include meter-to-cash functionality, advanced billing functionality, and operational improvements through reduced truck rolls and better outage management. In the future Burlington plans to implement the eMeter EnergyEngage consumer web portal and new energy efficiency programs.</p>
<p><b>Consumers Energy</b> selected a team of vendors and service providers to implement an advanced metering system for its 1.8 million electric customers in Michigan. <b>GE Energy</b> will provide metering hardware; <b>SmartSynch</b> will provide a celluar-based smart grid platform; <b>Grid Net</b> will provide networking and metering software; <b>Qualcomm</b> will provide mobile broadband chipsets; and <b>Verizon Wireless</b> will provide the communications network. Meter installation is scheduled to begin in Muskegon County in August 2012 with installation phases continuing through 2019.</p>
<h4>EVs &amp; Storage</h4>
<p>The<b> California Public Utilities Commission</b> and <b>NRG Energy</b> entered an agreement for NRG to build a comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) charging network in California, investing about $100 million over the next four years. The fee-based charging network will consist of at least 200 publicly available fast-charging stations—installed in the San Francisco Bay area, the San Joaquin Valley, the Los Angeles Basin, and San Diego County—with chargers that can add 50 miles of range in less than 15 minutes of charging. NRG also will provide the wiring for at least 10,000 individual charging stations located at homes, offices, multifamily communities, schools, and hospitals across the state. The agreement, pending approvals and finalization, resolves outstanding litigation arising from a long-term electricity contract entered more than a decade ago by a subsidiary of Dynegy, then a co-owner with NRG of the portfolio of power generating plants now owned by NRG in California.</p>
<p><b>EV Connect</b> helped the City of <b>Sacramento</b> increase its modern EV charging facilities and moved the state capital toward compliance with the state’s clean-car mandate, requiring one of every seven new cars sold in the state in 2025 to be a zero-emission vehicle. In addition, EV Connect has been deploying residential charge stations for new EV owners in the Sacramento area who took advantage of rebates and other incentives offered by the state. The company expects to do more work getting property owners EV ready, as automakers begin selling more electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in California in order to reach the state’s 15.4 percent goal.</p>
<p><b>IKEA</b> commissioned four <b>Blink</b> electric vehicle charging stations at its Tempe, Ariz., store as part of its partnership with <b>ECOtality</b>. This initiative represents the ninth such project for IKEA in the United States, with the eight other locations also in the Western U.S. ECOtality is the project manager of the EV Project, a public-private partnership funded in part by an ARRA grant, to provide infrastructure to support the deployment of EVs.</p>
<h4>Transactions</h4>
<p><b>Exelon </b>and <b>Constellation Energy</b> completed their merger, effective March 12. The merger makes Chicago-based Exelon the largest investor owned utility in the United States, serving a total load of about 164 TWh per year, across 1 million residential and 100,000 commercial, industrial, and public sector customers. Exelon has operations and business activities in 47 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada. The company also has one of the nation’s largest power generation fleets, with approximately 35,000 MW of owned power generation, including more than 19,000 MW of nuclear power—which makes it the largest nuclear generator in the United States.</p>
<p><b>American Electric Power</b> and its unregulated subsidiary <b>AEP Retail Energy</b> acquired <b>BlueStar Energy Holdings </b>and its independent retail electric supplier BlueStar Energy Solutions. Chicago-based BlueStar supplies retail customers in Ohio, Illinois, and other deregulated electricity markets, and provides energy solutions, including demand response and energy efficiency services, nationwide. The company has been operating since 2002 and has more than 23,000 customer accounts.</p>
<p><b>NextEra Energy Resources</b> acquired two solar photovoltaic (PV) projects totaling 40 MW (AC) in St. Clair, Ontario, from <b>First Solar</b>. The projects began commercial operation in February 2012. The power is being sold to the Ontario Power Authority via long-term contracts under its renewable energy standard offer program.</p>
<p><b>Sumitomo Corp.</b> became a 50-50 equity partner in two large-scale wind farms that <b>Duke Energy Renewables</b> is building in Kansas. Sumitomo is buying a 50 percent stake in the 131-MW Cimarron II Windpower Project in Gray County, and the 168-MW Ironwood Windpower Project in Ford County. The projects are under construction and are expected to start operating later this year. Duke Energy Renewables will operate and maintain the projects. In addition, the companies are exploring opportunities to finance construction and operations. Both projects have 20-year contracts in place to sell output; <b>Kansas City Power &amp; Light</b> will purchase electricity and associated renewable energy credits (RECs) from Cimarron II and <b>Westar Energy</b> will buy all the power and RECs produced by the Ironwood wind farm. </p>
<p><b>Edison Mission Energy</b>, <b>TIAA-CREF</b>, and<b> Cook Inlet Region Inc. </b>formed<b> Capistrano Wind Partners</b>, a partnership to support and fund wind energy in North America, specifically by acquiring wind projects from <b>Edison Mission Group</b> (EMG). EMG companies currently own and operate a portfolio of 31 wind projects in commercial operation or under construction in 11 states with a generating capacity of nearly 2,000 MW. All wind projects in the Capistrano portfolio are expected to have long-term power sales agreements in place with electric utilities and will be operational at the time of investment. EMG will manage and retain an equity interest. Initial projects in the portfolio include the 61-MW Mountain Wind I and 80-MW Mountain Wind II projects, both located in Wyoming, as well as the 150-MW Cedro Hill project in Texas. Projects to be acquired when they become operational include the 42-MW Crofton Bluffs project and the 80-MW Broken Bow project, both under construction in Nebraska. Capistrano plans to acquire additional projects from EMG in the future, eventually up to seven projects totaling 500 MW. TIAA-CREF and CIRI committed $460 million of capital to the partnership, which includes an up-front investment of $238 million to acquire the first three operating wind projects.</p>
<p><b>Algonquin Power Co.</b>, Algonquin Power &amp; Utilities Corp’s renewable power generation subsidiary, agreed to acquire a 480-MW portfolio of four wind power projects in the United States from <b>Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica, S.A.</b> for $888 million. The portfolio consists of four facilities, Minonk (200 MW), Senate (150 MW), Pocahontas Prairie (80 MW) and Sandy Ridge (50 MW) located in the states of Illinois, Texas, Iowa and Pennsylvania, respectively. Pocahontas Prairie and Sandy Ridge began operating in February 2012, and Senate and Minonk are in construction with startup anticipated in late 2012. The projects are comprised of 240 Gamesa G9X-2.0 MW wind turbines. Gamesa is contracted to provide operations, warranty, and maintenance services for the wind turbines and balance of plant facilities for 20 years.</p>
<p><b>First Wind</b> obtained $236 million in financing for its 69 MW Kawailoa wind project on Kamehameha Schools’ Kawailoa Plantation lands on Oahu’s north shore. The project obtained a $220 million non-recourse construction and term loan and $16 million in letters of credit. <b>Union Bank</b> served as administrative agent and joint lead arranger, along with Bayern LB, Rabobank, and Siemens Financial Services. CIBC and CoBank also participated in the financing. Early construction work began in December 2011 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2012. Major construction work, including delivery and erection of turbines, is expected to begin this summer. First Wind says that once complete, the project will be the largest wind energy facility in Hawaii.</p>
<h4>Transmission</h4>
<p><b>ITC Transmission</b> selected <b>Quanta Services </b>Michigan<b> </b>subsidiary Iron Mountain to build the first segment of the Thumb Loop high-voltage transmission line. Phase 1 of the double-circuit, 345,000-volt (345 kV) line will extend about 62 miles from the site of the new Bauer substation in Tuscola County, to the new Rapson substation in Huron County in the state’s Thumb region. Line construction began in early April and will continue into 2013, with crews drilling pole foundations, installing steel monopole and lattice structures, and stringing conductors. ITC has negotiated easement agreements and established access points for equipment and materials along a 200-foot-wide transmission corridor.</p>
<p><b>Western Electricity Coordinating Council </b>(WECC) contracted <b>Siemens Power Technologies International </b>(PTI) to deliver WECC’s Base Case Coordination System (BCCS) planning tool. Based on Siemens PTI’s Model on Demand software product, the BCCS will improve the collection and compilation of data WECC uses to build its transmission system study models. Siemens says a centralized data base within the BCCS system will ensure model data consistency and data accuracy, and will provide tracking and data logging to comply with North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) standards. The project is scheduled for completion in December 2012. </p>
<h4>People</h4>
<p><b>SoloPower</b> elected <b>General Wesley K. Clark </b>(ret.), to the company’s board of directors as an independent director.</p>
<p><b>Westinghouse </b>appointed <b>James A. Noyes</b> as v.p. of installation and modification services, nuclear services. Most recently, Noyes was v.p. of marketing and sales for the company’s Asia region.</p>
<p><b>SunPower </b>named <b>Charles D. Boynton</b> v.p. and CFO of the company. Prior to joining SunPower, Boynton was CFO for ServiceSource International.</p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-import-category field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Vendor Neutral</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-import-volume field-type-node-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Magazine Volume:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Fortnightly Magazine - January 2012</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-import-image field-type-image field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Image:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="http://www.fortnightly.com/sites/default/files/1201-VENpic1.jpg" width="723" height="497" alt="Renewable Energy Group signed a contract to supply biofuel processed from waste oil to Hawaiian Electric’s Campbell generating station." title="Renewable Energy Group signed a contract to supply biofuel processed from waste oil to Hawaiian Electric’s Campbell generating station." /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="http://www.fortnightly.com/sites/default/files/1201-VENpic2.jpg" width="500" height="223" alt="GE recently installed six Frame 7FA gas turbines at CFE’s Manzanillo plant, and signed a 15-year service and support agreement." title="GE recently installed six Frame 7FA gas turbines at CFE’s Manzanillo plant, and signed a 15-year service and support agreement." /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="http://www.fortnightly.com/sites/default/files/1201-VENpic3.jpg" width="1594" height="1456" alt="As part of The EV Project initiative, Ecotality and Walmart partnered to install Blink Pedestal electric vehicle charging stations at Walmart stores in California and the Pacific Northwest." title="As part of The EV Project initiative, Ecotality and Walmart partnered to install Blink Pedestal electric vehicle charging stations at Walmart stores in California and the Pacific Northwest." /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="http://www.fortnightly.com/sites/default/files/1201-VENpic4.jpg" width="1056" height="450" alt="GE entered an agreement to distribute charging stations at CODA Automotive electric vehicle sales locations." title="GE entered an agreement to distribute charging stations at CODA Automotive electric vehicle sales locations." /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="http://www.fortnightly.com/sites/default/files/1201-VENpic5.jpg" width="655" height="437" alt="Duke Energy Renewables acquired the 1-MW Holiness PV project from ESA Renewables, along with two other 1-MW facilities in North Carolina." title="Duke Energy Renewables acquired the 1-MW Holiness PV project from ESA Renewables, along with two other 1-MW facilities in North Carolina." /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h4>Generation</h4>
<p><span class="boldred">Hawaiian Electric</span> selected <span class="boldred">Renewable Energy Group</span> (REG) to supply biodiesel for Hawaiian Electric’s 110-MW combustion turbine generator at Campbell Industrial Park Generating Station, the first utility-scale combustion turbine that runs entirely on biodiesel. REG already supplies biodiesel to the generating station, and under the new contract—subject to state regulatory review—will continue supplying 3 to 7 million gallons of fuel each year for three additional years. REG’s biodiesel is processed from used cooking oil and waste animal fats.</p>
<p>The <span class="boldred">Shaw Group</span> renewed a contract with <span class="boldred">Exelon Generation</span> to provide maintenance, modifications, and construction services to its fleet of nuclear generating plants, including 17 reactors at 10 sites—in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Shaw began providing fleet-wide nuclear maintenance service to Exelon in 2001. Details of the contract weren’t disclosed.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">GE</span> signed a long-term services agreement with <span class="boldred">Comisión Federal de la Electricidad</span> (CFE), the Federal Electricity Commission of Mexico, covering six GE gas turbines installed for the repowering of Manzanillo Thermoelectric, the largest thermo power generation project undertaken by the Mexican government in the last two decades. Under the $200 million agreement, GE will support the performance of the gas turbines for 15 years. Six GE Frame 7FA gas turbines recently were installed at the site and the first three units were scheduled to be commissioned by the end of 2011. The full plant is expected to be running by the summer of 2012, adding 900 MW and bringing the total site output to 1,500 MW.</p>
<p>The Kent County Commissioners and Board of Education signed a 20-year contract with <span class="boldred">Washington Gas Energy Services</span> (WGES), to build a 1.58 MW solar array to power Kent County High School, Worton Elementary School, and the Kent County Community Center. The ground-mounted system, owned by WGES, will be installed by <span class="boldred">Standard Solar</span> on 10 acres of land owned by the board of education. The county will purchase the electricity generated under a long-term power purchase agreement with WGES. Construction began in November 2011 and is expected to be completed in late spring 2012.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">EMCOR Group</span> was awarded a contract to renovate the cogeneration facility it built originally in the early 1990s at the South District Waste Water Treatment Plant for <span class="boldred">Miami Dade Water and Sewer Department</span> in Miami, Fla.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">ENN Solar Energy </span>and<span class="boldred"> National Energy Renewable Corp.</span> (NERC) installed a 4.3-MW photovoltaic (PV) power plant at the Edgeboro landfill in East Brunswick, N.J. The PV modules at the site use what ENN Solar calls a “floating” architecture that anchors the panels to the landfill surface without penetrating the landfill cap. </p>
<p><span class="boldred">Siemens Energy</span> launched its new 6-MW direct drive wind turbine. The new SWT-6.0, designed for offshore sites, will be available with rotor diameters of 120 and 154 meters. Siemens says the SWT-6.0 is the lightest machine in its class, and the entire electrical system, including the medium voltage system and the full converter, is enclosed in the nacelle, allowing faster and safer onshore pre-commission testing.</p>
<h4>EVs and Storage</h4>
<p><span class="boldred">Ecotality</span> and <span class="boldred">Walmart</span> partnered to install Blink Pedestal electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at select Walmart stores in California, Oregon, and Washington for The EV Project, to collect data to guide the implementation of EV infrastructure. ECOtality will install Blink charging stations at more than 10 Walmart locations, which were selected based on traffic patterns, regional attractions, transportation hubs, guidance from Walmart, and input from regional partners. </p>
<p><span class="boldred">KCP&amp;L</span> is using Coulomb’s ChargePoint network to access EV charging station data collected for a three-year pilot program in and around the Kansas City region. The program consists of eight diverse program-partner EV charging sites including a community college, hospital, manufacturing plant, corporate office, municipal, and retail locations. KCP&amp;L’s pilot project is part of an <i>American Recovery and Reinvestment Act</i>-funded project led by the Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC). KCP&amp;L is working with the Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition, a program of MEC, to administer the grant.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Nissan North America</span> (NNA) selected <span class="boldred">Coulomb Technologies</span> ChargePoint network to provide EV public charging infrastructure locations for Nissan LEAF drivers. ChargePoint Network now is fully integrated into the Nissan LEAF website, showing current and future ChargePoint locations, as well as other public charging stations documented by the U.S. Department of Energy.</p>
<p>EV manufacturer <span class="boldred">CODA Automotive</span> and <span class="boldred">GE Energy Industrial Solutions</span> finalized an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement for the sale and distribution of the GE WattStation level-2 wall-mount EV charging station at CODA retail outlets.</p>
<h4>Transactions</h4>
<p><span class="boldred">Siemens</span> agreed to acquire <span class="boldred">eMeter</span>, in a deal that was expected to close in December 2011. eMeter becomes part of the smart grid division of Siemens’ infrastructure and cities sector, and a global business segment focusing on meter data management. eMeter will continue operating from San Mateo, Calif. JP Morgan advised eMeter in the transaction. Details weren’t disclosed.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">SolarCity</span> and <span class="boldred">Bank of America Merrill Lynch</span> agreed to financing terms for SolarStrong, SolarCity’s five-year plan to build more than $1 billion in solar power projects for privatized U.S. military housing communities across the country. SolarStrong is expected to create up to 300 MW of solar generation capacity, and according to SolarCity it would be the largest residential solar PV project in American history. Private equity firm U.S. Renewables Group (USRG) served as financial adviser. SolarCity and USRG began the loan guarantee application process under DOE’s Section 1705 loan guarantee program in October 2010, and BofA Merrill subsequently joined the application as lender. The DOE announced a conditional commitment of a partial loan guarantee for SolarStrong on Sept. 7, 2011, but the parties were unable to finalize the loan before the September 30 program deadline. SolarCity and BofA Merrill continued to work to close SolarStrong without the loan guarantee. </p>
<p><span class="boldred">NRG Energy</span> acquired San Francisco-based <span class="boldred">Solar Power Partners</span>, a developer of commercial and industrial distributed solar projects, including 30 MW of distributed solar projects in operation or under construction, and rights to development projects in California, Hawaii, Arizona, Connecticut, New Mexico, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ontario and Puerto Rico.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Duke Energy Renewables</span> acquired three 1-MW commercial solar projects in the southwestern corner of North Carolina, and now owns seven commercial solar farms in the state. Duke Energy Renewables purchased the portfolio of PV projects from <span class="boldred">ESA Renewables</span>, which designed and built the generation sites. The portfolio consists of the Murphy, Wingate, and Holiness projects. The power and renewable energy certificates generated by each project will be sold under 10-year contracts through Blue Ridge Mountain EMC to the Tennessee Valley Authority, as part of TVA’s Generation Partners program. ESA Renewables will handle operations, monitoring and maintenance.</p>
<p>The <span class="boldred">AES Corp.</span> received approval from the <span class="boldred">Public Utilities Commission of Ohio</span> (PUCO) for its acquisition of DPL. The companies filed their merger application with the PUCO in May 2011, and filed a settlement agreement with all parties to the application in October. The merger application and settlement were supported by the staff of the PUCO, the City of Dayton, The Ohio Hospital Association (OHA), Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy (OPAE), Industrial Energy Users-Ohio, OMA Energy Group and the Ohio Energy Group.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Direct Energy</span> acquired <span class="boldred">Home Warranty of America</span> (HWA), which provides whole home warranty services directly to customers and through a national network. The acquisition complements Direct Energy’s 2010 acquisition of Florida-based Clockwork Home Services, which provides heating, cooling, plumbing and electrical services in North America. Subject to regulatory approval, the transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2012.</p>
<h4>Energy Services</h4>
<p><span class="boldred">Maryland Port Administration</span> awarded a $27.6 million energy performance and maintenance contract to <span class="boldred">Pepco Energy Services</span>. The contract covers 14 buildings totaling more than 570,000 square feet. Pepco Energy will install energy conservation systems and 750 kW of rooftop PV capacity, in the two largest systems installed under Maryland Department of Transportation solar initiatives. The project also includes measurement and verification services, along with equipment maintenance. Construction is scheduled to be completed in November 2012.</p>
<h4>Transmission</h4>
<p><span class="boldred">PJM Interconnection</span> completed the switchover to its new Advanced Control Center (AC2) grid and market management program. The $200 million program resulted from more than five years of design, development, and testing. PJM initiated the program to meet new standards for security and resiliency to ensure the continuity of the $35 billion-per-year wholesale electricity markets that PJM administers. The AC2 program reduces risk because two fully staffed primary control centers better ensure uninterrupted operation of markets and grid control if functionality were to be lost at either center one.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Southern California Edison</span> (SCE) selected <span class="boldred">PAR Electrical Contractors</span>, a Quanta Services operating unit, to build transmission infrastructure for SCE’s Devers-Palo Verde 2 (DPV2) transmission project. Quanta’s scope of services for the project consists of the construction of a new, 153-mile, 500 kV electric transmission line in an existing corridor. Construction is expected to begin by the end of the fourth quarter of 2011 and line construction activities are estimated to be complete in the third quarter of 2013. The main component of the project consists of building a new 111-mile transmission line between SCE’s Devers substation near Palm Springs and the new Colorado River substation, near Blythe, Calif. The project also includes a new 42-mile, 500 kV transmission line between Devers substation and SCE’s Valley substation in Menifee, Calif.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">American Electric Power</span> selected <span class="boldred">Quanta Services</span> to provide transmission infrastructure for two AEP Transmission subsidiaries. Under agreements with AEP Ohio Transmission and AEP Oklahoma Transmission, Quanta will rebuild or replace existing transmission systems including, but not limited to, structures, conductor and shield wire. The infrastructure services provided by Quanta will be performed on more than 900 miles of existing transmission lines for an estimated aggregate value of more than $300 million. Work has begun and should be completed in 2014.</p>
<p>The system planning committee of <span class="boldred">MISO’s</span> board of directors endorsed the MISO Transmission Expansion Plan 2011 (MTEP11), a comprehensive long-term regional plan for $6.5 billion in electric grid infrastructure investments. MTEP11 recommends 215 new projects, including 16 multi-value projects (MVPs) that provide regional benefits and support state and federal energy policy objectives approved in the MISO region. MISO says the 2011 MVP portfolio is estimated to deliver between 1.8 and 3 times more benefits than it costs. The average residential customer will bear an investment cost of about $11 a year to receive the annual benefit of $23 in lowered energy costs.</p>
<h4>Smart Grid</h4>
<p><span class="boldred">Survalent Technology</span> commissioned a new SCADA system for Mohave Electric Cooperative, which serves 39,000 customers across a 1,300 square-mile area of northwestern Arizona. Survalent also installed a new SCADA system for <span class="boldred">City of Azusa Light &amp; Water</span>, a member of Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) serving about 15,000 customers. </p>
<p>Tennessee’s <span class="boldred">Bolivar Energy Authority</span> (BEA) selected <span class="boldred">Elster EnergyAxis</span> for its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system. Elster’s smart meters will be installed by BEA at residential and commercial locations with a project completion date of September 2012.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Maui Electric Co.</span> (MECO) and the <span class="boldred">Hawaii Natural Energy Institute at the University of Hawaii</span> (HNEI) selected <span class="boldred">Silver Spring Networks</span> as part of its smart grid pilot project on the island of Maui. Silver Spring Networks is developing a customer engagement program in partnership with MECO and HNEI, and will provide AMI, distributed generation monitoring, demand response, and distribution automation solutions. The demonstration project is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Other project partners include the Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO), County of Maui, Maui Economic Development Board, Sustainable Living Institute of Maui at the University of Hawaii-Maui College, HNU Energy, and SRA International.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">eMeter</span> and <span class="boldred">HD Supply Utilities</span> implemented an agreement that offers eMeter’s meter data management appliance as part of HD Supply’s GridAdvance smart grid system. HD Supply will work with eMeter to manage technical integration.</p>
<h4>People</h4>
<p>The solar and hydro division of <span class="boldred">Siemens Energy</span> appointed <span class="boldred">Theodor (Ted) Scheidegger</span> as CEO effective Nov. 10, 2011. Scheidegger previously held executive positions in various companies, most recently as CEO of Sovello AG.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Eco Power Solutions</span>, which provides emission control and energy recovery systems, appointed <span class="boldred">Thomas J. Bartolomei</span> as CEO. He most recently served as chief commercial officer and s.v.p. for AREVA Solar.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Ener1</span> appointed <span class="boldred">Alex Sorokin</span> as interim CEO to lead the company’s efforts to shift its business toward heavy-duty transportation and grid-scale electricity storage applications.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Nicholas Brunero</span>, who served as Ener1’s general counsel since 2008, accepted the additional role of interim president. <span class="boldred">Dale E. Parker</span>, currently chairman of the board of HickoryTech, will serve as interim CFO.</p>
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<a href="/tags/aep">AEP</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/aep-ohio">AEP Ohio</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/aes">AES</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/aes-corp">AES Corp.</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/alex-sorokin">Alex Sorokin</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/american-electric-power">American Electric Power</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act">American Recovery and Reinvestment Act</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ami">AMI</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/areva-solar">AREVA Solar</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/bank-america">Bank of America</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/bank-america-merrill-lynch">Bank of America Merrill Lynch</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/bea">BEA</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/blink">Blink</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/blink-pedestal">Blink Pedestal</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/blythe">Blythe</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/bolivar-energy-authority">Bolivar Energy Authority</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/cfe">CFE</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/chargepoint">ChargePoint</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/citi">Citi</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/coda-automotive">CODA Automotive</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/comision-federal-de-la-electricidad">Comision Federal de la Electricidad</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/commission">Commission</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/coulomb">Coulomb</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/coulomb-technologies">Coulomb Technologies</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/cpp">CPP</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/dale-e-parker">Dale E. Parker</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/department-energy">Department of Energy</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/direct-energy">Direct Energy</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/doe">DOE</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/dpl">DPL</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/duke-energy">Duke Energy</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/duke-energy-renewables">Duke Energy Renewables</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/eco-power-solutions">Eco Power Solutions</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ecotality">ECOtality</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/elster">Elster</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/elster-energyaxis">Elster EnergyAxis</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/emcor-group">EMCOR Group</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/emeter">eMeter</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ener1">Ener1</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/energyaxis-0">EnergyAxis</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/enn-solar-energy">ENN Solar Energy</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/esa-renewables">ESA Renewables</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ev">EV</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/evs">EVs</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/exelon">Exelon</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/exelon-generation">Exelon Generation</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ge">GE</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ge-energy-industrial-solutions">GE Energy Industrial Solutions</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/hawaii-natural-energy-institute-university-hawaii">Hawaii Natural Energy Institute at the University of Hawaii</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/hawaiian-electric">Hawaiian Electric</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/hawaiian-electric-co">Hawaiian Electric Co</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/hd-supply-utilities">HD Supply Utilities</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/heco">HECO</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/hnei">HNEI</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/home-warranty-america">Home Warranty of America</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/interconnection">Interconnection</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/iso">ISO</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/jp-morgan-0">JP Morgan</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/maryland-port-administration">Maryland Port Administration</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/maui-electric-co">Maui Electric Co</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/meco">MECO</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/merrill-lynch">Merrill Lynch</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/miami-dade-water-and-sewer-department">Miami Dade Water and Sewer Department</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/miso">MISO</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/mvp">MVP</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/national-energy-renewable-corp">National Energy Renewable Corp</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/nei">NEI</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/nerc">NERC</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/network">Network</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/new-jersey">New Jersey</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/nicholas-brunero">Nicholas Brunero</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/nissan-leaf">Nissan LEAF</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/nissan-north-america">Nissan North America</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/nna">NNA</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/nrg">NRG</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/nrg-energy">NRG Energy</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/oem">OEM</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/par-electrical-contractors">PAR Electrical Contractors</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/pepco-energy-services">Pepco Energy Services</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/pjm">PJM</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/pjm-interconnection">PJM Interconnection</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ppa">PPA</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/public-utilities-commission-ohio">Public Utilities Commission of Ohio</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/pv">PV</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/quanta-services">Quanta Services</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/recovery">Recovery</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/reg">REG</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/renewable">Renewable</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/renewable-energy">Renewable Energy</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/scada">SCADA</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/sce">SCE</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/shaw-group-0">Shaw Group</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/siemens">Siemens</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/siemens-energy">Siemens Energy</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/silver-spring-networks-0">Silver Spring Networks</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/solar">Solar</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/solar-power-partners">Solar Power Partners</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/solarcity-0">SolarCity</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/southern-california-edison">Southern California Edison</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/standard-solar">Standard Solar</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/storage">storage</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/survalent-technology">Survalent Technology</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/technology">Technology</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/tennessee-valley-authority-0">Tennessee Valley Authority</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/tep">TEP</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/transmission">Transmission</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/tva">TVA</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/us-department-energy">U.S. Department of Energy</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/us-renewables-group">U.S. Renewables Group</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/washington-gas-energy-services">Washington Gas Energy Services</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/wges">WGES</a> </div>
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